Welcome!
2026 ARBP Conference
Membership Forms must be completed and dues paid prior to conference attendance. *Please note that there is also a $100 conference fee for ARBP members attending the annual winter conference.
This fee will be waived for anyone whose membership form and payment is received prior to November 15th. Any
members that join on or after November 15th will incur an additional $100 fee to attend the annual conference.
The Jung Hotel & Residences
1500 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
504-226-5864 Local
The Jung Hotel & Residences room block will be available until sold out. PLEASE USE THE LINK ABOVE TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS AS OUR DAILY FOOD IS BEING SERVED AT THE JUNG AND BREAKFAST IS INCLUDED IN THE HOTEL RATE. The rate is $169 + taxes (about $31) per night (1 King) includes breakfast. Self-parking is $50 per night. The Jung is just 15 miles from the Louis Armstrong New Orleans Airport, with several transportation options including New Orleans RTA ($1-$3 with some walking), taxi ($36 for 1 or 2 passengers or $15 per person with 3 or more, about 20-25 min), airport shuttle ($30, Airport Shuttle New Orleans) and Uber/Lyft ($30-$50).
December 8-10, 2026
New Orleans, LA
Breakfast will be available 7:00 am- 9:00am each day (Jung Hotel Restaurant). The final session will end at 12:00pm Thursday, December 10th. The conference will be held across the street from The Jung Hotel at the BioInnovation Center. Check-in/registration will begin at the BioInnovation Center at 8:00am on Tuesday, December 8th with the program starting promptly at 9:00am.
Conference Topics
- Educational Support Professionals Wage Costing
- Private Equity’s New Playground: K-12 Education
- Update on California’s We Can’t Wait! Campaign 2.0
- NEA Resources
- Data Analysis of Salary Schedule Best Practices
- AI Impacts on Education
- National Bargaining and Advocacy Institute
- Health Benefits
- Initiatives to Improve Educator Pay
- and more!
The Jung Hotel & Residences
1500 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
504-226-5864 Local
New Orleans BioInnovation Center
1441 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 90112
504-680-2973
About ARBP
The Association of Research and Bargaining Professionals was established in December 2018 by merging the State Education of Research Professionals (SERSA) and the National Association of Bargaining Professionals (NABP) with the purpose to promote an effective interchange of ideas and methods to support the coordination of collective bargaining and research service with national, state, and local associations of the National Education Association. www.arbpnea.org
Sponsors & Partners
Special thanks to our sponsors and partners.
